Strong words from the Anglican Church of Kenya. Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit couldn’t have made his message any clearer for the woke, who have not only infiltrated Christian Churches, but demonize Christian tradition. This has promoted the social persecution in the West of those who choose to uphold traditional Christian beliefs and discuss them openly. To hold the belief that an action is sinful does not in any way imply or amount to hatred. It only means a difference of held belief, which is a protected right.
In a transparent and hypocritical move, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently slammed attempts to “force same-sex marriage” on the Church. But what does he expect, since same-sex blessings are approved in the Church of England? His rebuke made no sense, except that Welby’s reaction was likely in response to condemnation from the Association of British Muslims.
“Anglican bishop in Kenya rejects Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex unions,” LifeSite News, February 13, 2023:
NAIROBI, Kenya (LifeSiteNews) – The Anglican Church of Kenya has strongly condemned the Church of England for its decision to bless same-sex unions.
In a letter published February 10, Anglican Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit of Nairobi condemned the decision of the Anglican Church of England to approve the liturgical blessing of same-sex unions. The English choice, the result of a vote, was praised by Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell in a joint statement. “For the first time, the Church of England will publicly, unreservedly, and joyfully welcome same-sex couples in church,” they wrote
Slamming the decision as a contradictory attempt to appease both sides on the Anglican same-sex “marriage” debate, Ole Sapit said,”It is ridiculous that the Church of England affirms to remain faithful to the traditional teachings of marriage, yet have sanctioned the so-called prayers of love to be used in their churches to bless unions between persons of same-sex. This is hypocritical and a blatant lie for there is only one truth and not many versions or opinions of it.’
Ole Sapit continued, ‘The unfortunate rise of the liberal churchmanship within the Western Provinces of our beloved Anglican Communion is devious and must be countered with the true gospel. Having lost all theological and doctrinal legitimacy, the liberal churches have used their political dominance to secularize the church by normalizing all manner of sins.”
Firmly positioning the Anglican Church of Kenya as faithful to the Gospel, Ole Sapit called upon Anglicanism’s western branches to repent:
We in the Anglican Church of Kenya call upon these western liberal Provinces to repent and return to the one and only faith in Jesus Christ as revealed and taught in the canonical scriptures of the church. The rhetoric of political and secular correctness will only serve to undermine the one and only pure gospel, and unless these churches preach the gospel as we inherited it, they will soon be irrelevant, lose their identity as a church, and they will only be as good as that salt which has lost its saltiness to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by the world (Matthew 5:13). We make a humble call to these churches: “Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. Your actions do not meet the requirements of God”
The Anglican archbishop declared, “From the Holy Scriptures it is taught that marriage is between one man and one woman, monogamous and heterosexual. Any deviation from this God-designed covenant relationship is sinful and unacceptable. If there are people who are not called to marriage and are faithful followers of Christ, let them embrace celibacy, and live a life obedient to the teachings of the bible as they so profess to believe in.”
somehistory says
And Christians in Nigeria, and practically the whole of Africa, are being slaughtered, while some “leaders” of the various churches bend over backward to make perverts feel “welcome.”
Not telling someone when his hair is on fire, endangers his life. Not telling someone when he is going against the Law of God, is endangering his eternal life.
And so does lying. It endangers the life of the liar as well as those who believe the lie.
These people in Africa are speaking the Truth about what the Bible has to say on homosexuality.
GreekEmpress says
Good for Archbishop Sapit!
nicholas tesdorf says
It is very reassuring to see that the Anglican Archbishop of Kenya, Jackson Ole Sapit has not gone stark raving mad as the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and Archbishop of York Stephen CottrellStrong obviously have. Someone is needed to uphold traditional Christian beliefs and values.
Deborah Pitt (Dr) says
I agree wholeheartedly with the Archbishop. He has joined other African Archbishops and clerics in roundly and soundly rebuking the Church of England Archbishops for their heretical and devious behaviour. I left the Anglican Church in Wales three years ago because of the inexcusable pro-LGBT pronouncement of the two previous Archbishops of Wales. The first of these two, Dr Rowan Williams, later became the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Church of England earlier this month spent most of their three/four day convocation, the Synod, debating the role of LGBT people in the Church. At a time when 350 million Christians around the world are under severe persecution. In fact Nigeria is one of the countries most so afflicted. The clergy of the Church of England who voted for blessings o f homosexual relationships are deluded and beneath contempt and must repent or be removed..
davidafoot says
If the Bishop said things like that in England the Church of Marx would refer him to the police!
The only cults with official support from the Crown and its servants are Marxism and Islam, the Moslems can take up the entire road praying, that is what it is for! The Church of England has replaced Christ by the Anti-Christ and is now the Church of Marx. Christian beliefs are extremist beliefs and the Church might refer you to the police if you prove you are a determined Christian. The civil servants and the military have indoctrinators going around brainwashing them against “white privilege”, some of the indoctrinators are protectors of the Grooming Gangs and hate white English people! They are paid by the Marxist anti-English Conservative Government to spread anti-white Marxism!
Scotsman48 says
If a Minister in the Christian Tradition speaks out against the acceptance of same sex couples in the Church then that makes headlines, as it should, however the silence Of The Left when I hear islamic leaders around the World say the exact same thing is rather deafening to my ears.
More and more people are leaving the Church and returning to God… Lenny Bruce.